CHRISTCHURCH. January 5.

North Otago Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2083, 6 January 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH. January 5.

A sticking-up case is reported from the North. AMr Blaokett had been collecting money, and was riding home with a large sum in his possession, when a man lumped across a fence and made for him. Blackett galloped oft', and a mile further on met another man, who was about to attack him, when he became frightened and bolted. It was known that Blackutt carried the money. The night was dark and drizzling, and no clue ii likely to be found to the would-be highwaymen. Express trains went through to Dunedin on Saturday morning. The deflection repaired ou a portion of the Rangitata Bridge was less than was anticipated. A train with 12 goods trucks also went across. During the last fortnight 30 new waggons were turned out of the railway workshops. The City Council Water Supply Committee has ordered from J. Anderson, of the Canterbury foundry, a cylinder 25 feet long, 3 feet diamenter, and three and a quarter inch thick, to sink in the Island in the Waimakariri, for testing the scheme for a water supply. The comparative returns for the goods traffic on the Christchurch-Dunedin sections show a revenue for those sections, for the four weeks ending November 16, to be L37,03G, as against 1*20,839 for the corresponding period of the previous year. A Churchmans' Club is proposed to be established here. The idea seems only to include provision for a well stocked reading room.